Serif Normal Kurod 9 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, book covers, posters, branding, invitations, gothic, heraldic, old-world, formal, crisp, heritage tone, inscriptional feel, decorative restraint, display clarity, beveled, chamfered, angular, faceted, capped serifs.
A serif face with strongly faceted, chamfered stroke endings that read like small wedge serifs rather than soft brackets. The design emphasizes straight stems and angular joins, with corners clipped into consistent octagonal-like terminals across rounds and diagonals. Contrast is moderate and even, producing a firm, high-ink rhythm in text, while the wide proportions and open counters keep the texture from becoming dense. Uppercase forms are sturdy and monumental; lowercase maintains a conventional skeleton with pointed, calligraphic-style feet on letters like t and r and a single-storey a, reinforcing the angular theme without becoming overtly decorative.
This font suits headlines and short passages where a traditional, authoritative voice is desired—such as book covers, posters, and identity work for heritage or craft-oriented brands. It can also perform in settings like certificates, invitations, and editorial titling where its faceted serifs add character without sacrificing clarity.
The overall tone feels historical and ceremonial, with a Gothic-leaning, engraved quality that suggests tradition and authority. Its crisp facets and sharp terminals add a slightly martial, heraldic character while remaining readable and composed in continuous text.
The design appears intended to modernize a conventional text-serif foundation with a consistent system of chamfered terminals and angular detailing, echoing inscriptional and blackletter-adjacent cues while keeping a familiar reading structure.
Repeated clipped corners across curves (C, O, G, e, o, 0, 8) create a distinctive faceted signature that holds up well at display sizes. Numerals follow the same angular logic, with especially polygonal bowls and assertive diagonals, supporting a cohesive typographic voice across alphanumerics.